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WO2024065136A1
WO2024065136A1 PCT/CN2022/121510 CN2022121510W WO2024065136A1 WO 2024065136 A1 WO2024065136 A1 WO 2024065136A1 CN 2022121510 W CN2022121510 W CN 2022121510W WO 2024065136 A1 WO2024065136 A1 WO 2024065136A1
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吴锦花
沈洋
祁建锋
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  • the present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a control method and a device thereof.
  • Mobile media services are expected to require mobile communication networks to provide increasingly higher traffic.
  • these services also involve multimodal data streams, such as data streams for biotactile perception.
  • These multimodal data streams often have some differentiated uplink and downlink requirements based on different service characteristics or usage scenarios.
  • the embodiments of the present application provide a control method and device thereof, which can be applied to mobile media services, XR services, cloud games, video-based machine or drone remote control and other services, and can assist in policy decision-making and service quality control through terminal devices, thereby facilitating business assurance.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides a control method, which is executed by a terminal device, and the method includes:
  • the service quality control of the uplink and/or downlink of the terminal device is assisted.
  • the auxiliary operation rules are sent to the terminal device through the first network device, so that after the terminal device receives the auxiliary operation rules sent by the first network device, based on the state information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rules, the service quality control of the uplink and/or downlink of the terminal device is assisted. Since the terminal device performs service quality control with the assistance of its own state information, it is conducive to the service guarantee of the terminal device.
  • the auxiliary operation information is used by the first network device to make policy decisions or service quality control on the uplink data flow of the terminal device; and/or, the auxiliary operation information is used by the first network device to make policy decisions or service quality control on the downlink data flow of the terminal device.
  • the auxiliary operation information includes: decisions and/or requirements generated by the terminal device based on the state information and the auxiliary operation rules.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides another control method, which is performed by a first network device, and the method includes:
  • An auxiliary operation rule is sent to a terminal device, where the auxiliary operation rule is used for the terminal device to assist in performing service quality control on an uplink and/or downlink of the terminal device based on status information of the terminal device.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides another control method, which is performed by a second network device, and the method includes:
  • PCC policy and charging control
  • the auxiliary operation rules are sent to the terminal device, wherein the auxiliary operation rules are used by the terminal device to assist in performing service quality control on the uplink and/or downlink of the terminal device according to the status information of the terminal device.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, which has some or all of the functions of the terminal device in the method described in the first aspect above.
  • the functions of the communication device may have some or all of the functions in the embodiments of the present application, or may have the functions of implementing any one of the embodiments of the present application separately.
  • the functions may be implemented by hardware, or by hardware executing corresponding software.
  • the hardware or software includes one or more units or modules corresponding to the above functions.
  • a control device provided in an embodiment of the present application includes:
  • a first receiving module configured to receive the auxiliary operation rules sent by the first network device to the terminal device
  • the first sending module is used to assist in performing service quality control on the uplink and/or downlink of the terminal device according to the status information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rules.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides another control device, including:
  • the fourth sending module is used to send auxiliary operation rules to the terminal device, wherein the auxiliary operation rules are used by the terminal device to assist in performing service quality control on the uplink and/or downlink of the terminal device according to the status information of the terminal device.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides another control device, including:
  • a third receiving module configured to receive a PCC rule sent by the first network device, wherein the PCC rule includes an auxiliary operation rule;
  • the fifth sending module is used to send the auxiliary operation rules to the terminal device, wherein the auxiliary operation rules are used by the terminal device to assist the uplink and/or downlink of the terminal device in performing service quality control according to the status information of the terminal device.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a computer program, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory so that the device executes the method described in the first aspect above.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a computer program, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory so that the device executes the method described in the second aspect above.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a computer program, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory so that the device executes the method described in the third aspect above.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, which includes a processor and an interface circuit, the interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor, and the processor is used to run the code instructions to enable the device to execute the method described in the first aspect above.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, which includes a processor and an interface circuit, the interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor, and the processor is used to run the code instructions to enable the device to execute the method described in the second aspect above.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, which includes a processor and an interface circuit, the interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor, and the processor is used to run the code instructions to enable the device to execute the method described in the third aspect above.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium for storing instructions for the above-mentioned terminal device, and when the instructions are executed, the terminal device executes the method described in the first aspect.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a readable storage medium for storing instructions used by the above-mentioned network device, and when the instructions are executed, the network device executes the method described in the above-mentioned second aspect.
  • an embodiment of the present invention provides a readable storage medium for storing instructions used by the above-mentioned network device.
  • the network device executes the method described in the third aspect.
  • the present application also provides a computer program product comprising a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the first aspect above.
  • the present application also provides a computer program product comprising a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the second aspect above.
  • the present application further provides a computer program product comprising a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the third aspect above.
  • the present application provides a chip system, which includes at least one processor and an interface, and is used to support a terminal device to implement the functions involved in the first aspect, for example, determining or processing at least one of the data and information involved in the above method.
  • the chip system also includes a memory, and the memory is used to store computer programs and data necessary for the terminal device.
  • the chip system can be composed of a chip, or it can include a chip and other discrete devices.
  • the present application provides a chip system, which includes at least one processor and an interface, for supporting a network device to implement the functions involved in the second aspect, for example, determining or processing at least one of the data and information involved in the above method.
  • the chip system also includes a memory, which is used to store computer programs and data necessary for the network device.
  • the chip system can be composed of a chip, or it can include a chip and other discrete devices.
  • the present application provides a chip system, which includes at least one processor and an interface, for supporting a network device to implement the functions involved in the third aspect, for example, determining or processing at least one of the data and information involved in the above method.
  • the chip system also includes a memory, which is used to store computer programs and data necessary for the network device.
  • the chip system can be composed of a chip, or it can include a chip and other discrete devices.
  • the present application provides a computer program which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the first aspect above.
  • the present application provides a computer program which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the second aspect.
  • the present application provides a computer program which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the third aspect above.
  • FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG2 is a schematic flow chart of a control method provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG3 is a flow chart of another control method provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG4 is a flow chart of another control method provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG5 is a schematic flow chart of another control method provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG6 is a flow chart of another control method provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG7 is a flow chart of another control method provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG8 is a flow chart of another control method provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG9 is a schematic diagram of an interactive flow of a control method provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG10 is a flow chart of another control method provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG11 is a flow chart of another control method provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG12 is a flow chart of another control method provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG13 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a control device 1000 provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG14 is a schematic structural diagram of another control device 1100 provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG15 is a schematic diagram of the structure of another control device 1200 provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG16 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 1300 provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • XR stands for Extended Reality, which can be translated into Chinese as Extended Reality.
  • This business is a collection of technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR).
  • VR Virtual Reality
  • AR Augmented Reality
  • MR Mixed Reality
  • QoS Quality of Service
  • XR services are used to handle various data services including XR services, without fully considering the characteristics of XR services and unable to effectively support differentiated uplink and downlink requirements, such as asymmetric requirements for uplink reliability and downlink data bandwidth.
  • QoS Quality of Service
  • XR services also have the characteristics of high bandwidth, low latency and high reliability requirements. How to balance the user-perceived quality of services and device energy consumption is also a direction that needs to be studied.
  • the QoS level based on the status information of the terminal device, such as battery power, battery life, power supply mode, and overheating status.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • the communication system may include, but is not limited to, a network device and a terminal device.
  • the number and form of devices shown in Figure 1 are only used as examples and do not constitute a limitation on the embodiments of the present application. In actual applications, two or more network devices and two or more terminal devices may be included.
  • the communication system shown in Figure 1 includes at least one network device 101 and one terminal device 102 as an example.
  • LTE long term evolution
  • 5G fifth generation
  • NR 5G new radio
  • the network device 101 in the embodiment of the present application may be a core network device, such as: User Port Function (UPF), Session Management Function (SMF), Policy Control Function (PCF), etc.
  • the network device 101 may also be an access network device for transmitting or receiving signals on the network side, for example, the network device 101 may be an evolved NodeB (eNB), a transmission reception point (TRP), a next generation NodeB (gNB) in an NR system, a base station in other future mobile communication systems, or an access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, etc.
  • eNB evolved NodeB
  • TRP transmission reception point
  • gNB next generation NodeB
  • WiFi wireless fidelity
  • the embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the network device.
  • the terminal device 102 in the embodiment of the present application is an entity on the user side for receiving or transmitting signals, such as a mobile phone.
  • the terminal device may also be referred to as a terminal device (terminal), a user equipment (UE), a mobile station (MS), a mobile terminal device (MT), etc.
  • the terminal device may be a car with communication function, a smart car, a mobile phone (mobile phone), a wearable device, a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control (industrial control), a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in smart grid (smart grid), a wireless terminal device in transportation safety (transportation safety), a wireless terminal device in a smart city (smart city), a wireless terminal device in a smart home (smart home), etc.
  • the embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the terminal device.
  • the first network device mentioned in the embodiment of the present application may be a core network device in at least one network device 101, such as a policy control function (PCF) and a session management function (SMF).
  • PCF policy control function
  • SMF session management function
  • the terminal device mentioned in the embodiment of the present application may be any one of the at least one terminal device 102.
  • the communication system described in the embodiment of the present application is for more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present application.
  • Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present application is also applicable to similar technical problems.
  • Figure 2 is a flow chart of a control method provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 2, the method can be executed by a terminal device, including but not limited to the following steps:
  • Step 201 receiving auxiliary operation rules sent by a first network device to a terminal device.
  • the auxiliary operation rules sent by the first network device to the terminal device in a direct manner are received.
  • the first network device may send the auxiliary operation rules to the terminal device in a direct manner.
  • the auxiliary operation rules sent by the first network device to the terminal device indirectly through at least one second network device are received.
  • the first network device can send the auxiliary operation rules to the terminal device indirectly through at least one second network device.
  • the sending mentioned in the embodiments of the present application covers direct sending and indirect sending, but is not limited to the direct sending. Those skilled in the art can know that they can flexibly choose between the direct sending and indirect sending based on whether there is a direct communication interface between the sender and the receiver.
  • the auxiliary operation rules include at least one of the following information:
  • Table 1 is a list of the information contained in the auxiliary operation rules:
  • the first column in the table is the name of the information, and the second column is the specific description of the corresponding information of the corresponding row information name to explain its connotation.
  • the third column in the table is the category, which is divided into mandatory and optional categories. Among them, mandatory information representing the corresponding row is recommended to be added to the auxiliary operation rules, and optional information representing the corresponding row can be added to the auxiliary operation rules according to needs.
  • each element in Table 1 exists independently. These elements are exemplarily listed in the same table, but it does not mean that all elements in the table must exist at the same time as shown in the table. The value of each element is independent of the value of any other element in Table 1. Therefore, those skilled in the art can understand that each element in Table 1 is an independent embodiment. For example: each row in Table 1 does not need to exist in the auxiliary operation information at the same time, and the information corresponding to each row can be combined to obtain different embodiments, so as to flexibly adapt to different scenarios and needs.
  • Step 202 Send auxiliary operation information to the first network device according to the status information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rule.
  • the status information may be an operating status related to the hardware of the terminal device.
  • the status information includes at least one of the following: device temperature information; device overheating information; battery life information; power supply mode information; remaining power information; remaining available battery time information; CPU load information.
  • the power supply mode information is used to indicate whether the terminal device is in at least one of the following situations: powered by power saving mode; powered by an external battery; powered by an internal battery; powered by AC power/wall power.
  • the status information may also be the operating status of the service executed by the terminal device, such as service operation freeze, display abnormality, etc.
  • auxiliary operation information is used for the first network device to make policy decisions or service quality control for the uplink of the terminal device; and/or, auxiliary operation information is used for the first network device to make policy decisions or service quality control for the downlink of the terminal device.
  • the uplink and downlink can be used for the following transmissions: data streams, data packets, data packet sets PDU sets, QoS flows, PDU sessions, UE slices, XR multimedia enhancement (XRM) service groups and other different granularities.
  • XRM XR multimedia enhancement
  • the auxiliary operation information is generated by the terminal device based on its own state information and under the limitation of the auxiliary operation rules sent by the first network device, the auxiliary operation information is generated by the terminal device balancing the states of the network side and the terminal side.
  • the first network device can perform a policy update of the PCC rule and/or QoS rule based on the auxiliary operation information so that the updated rule or QoS matches the state of the terminal device.
  • the auxiliary operation information includes: decisions and/or requirements generated by the terminal device based on the state information and the auxiliary operation rules.
  • the terminal device can only generate QoS-related adjustment requirements based on the state information and the auxiliary operation rules, and the first network device makes a decision based on the requirements, and then updates the PCC rules and/or QoS rules based on the decision; in other scenarios, the terminal device can generate a decision based on the state information and the auxiliary operation rules, and the first network device updates the PCC rules and/or QoS rules based on the decision of the terminal device.
  • the auxiliary operation information may further include the status information of the terminal device.
  • the first network device can learn why the terminal device makes the aforementioned decision and/or demand based on the status information of the terminal device, which is beneficial to the service guarantee of the terminal device when performing the policy update of the PCC rule and/or QoS rule.
  • the auxiliary operation rules are sent to the terminal device through the first network device, so that after the terminal device receives the auxiliary operation rules sent by the first network device, based on the state information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rules, the auxiliary operation information is sent to the first network device, so that the first network device makes a policy decision or controls the quality of service based on the auxiliary operation information. Since the auxiliary operation rules sent by the terminal device are generated based on the state information of the terminal device, the terminal device can assist the first network device in making a policy decision or controlling the quality of service based on its own state information, which is conducive to the service guarantee of the terminal device.
  • Figure 3 is a flow chart of another control method provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 3, the method can be executed by a terminal device, including but not limited to the following steps:
  • Step 301 receiving auxiliary operation rules sent by a first network device to a terminal device.
  • step 301 in this embodiment reference may be made to the relevant description of step 201 in the aforementioned embodiment, which will not be described in detail in this embodiment.
  • Step 302 Determine whether to assist in policy decision making or service quality control based on the terminal status information.
  • the terminal device can assist the network side in making policy decisions or service quality control based on its own status; or, the terminal device can determine to make policy decisions or service quality control only based on the network side based on its own status, that is, without assistance.
  • the terminal device has energy anomalies or hardware resource anomalies, that is, according to the device temperature information, device overheating information, battery life information, power supply mode information, remaining power information, remaining available battery time information and CPU load information in the status information, it is judged that the terminal device needs to appropriately reduce energy consumption.
  • the terminal device can choose to assist the network side in policy decision-making or service quality control.
  • the policy decision-making or service quality control on the network side, at least one of the following methods, including load balancing, power consumption balancing, quality of service (QoS) processing based on packet data unit (PDU) sets, slice reselection and XRM collaboration, is adopted to reduce the energy consumption of the terminal device and extend the use time of the terminal device.
  • Step 303 When it is determined that the policy decision or service quality control is to be assisted, the auxiliary operation information is sent to the first network device according to the state information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rule.
  • step 202 The manner in which the terminal device sends the auxiliary operation information to the first network device according to the auxiliary operation rule and its own status information can be found in the relevant description of step 202 in the aforementioned embodiment, which will not be repeated in this embodiment.
  • the terminal device when the terminal device determines that there is no need to assist in policy decision-making or service quality control at present, the terminal device monitors the subsequent status information of the terminal device.
  • step 302 is executed again until it is determined that there is a need to assist in policy decision-making or service quality control, and step 303 is executed.
  • the auxiliary operation rules are sent to the terminal device through the first network device, so that after the terminal device receives the auxiliary operation rules sent by the first network device, based on the state information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rules, the auxiliary operation information is sent to the first network device, so that the first network device makes a policy decision or controls the quality of service based on the auxiliary operation information. Since the auxiliary operation rules sent by the terminal device are generated based on the state information of the terminal device, the terminal device can assist the first network device in making a policy decision or controlling the quality of service based on its own state information, which is conducive to the service guarantee of the terminal device.
  • Figure 4 is a flow chart of another control method provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 4, the method can be executed by a terminal device, including but not limited to the following steps:
  • Step 401 receiving an auxiliary operation rule sent by a second network device to a terminal device, wherein the auxiliary operation rule is carried in a PCC rule sent by a first network device to a second network device.
  • Table 2 is a list of the information contained in the PCC rules:
  • the first column in the table is the name of the information, and the second column is the specific description of the corresponding information of the corresponding row information name to explain its connotation.
  • the third column in the table is the category, which is divided into mandatory and optional categories. Among them, mandatory information representing the corresponding row is recommended to be added to the auxiliary operation rules, and optional information representing the corresponding row can be added to the auxiliary operation rules according to needs.
  • each element in Table 2 exists independently. These elements are exemplarily listed in the same table, but it does not mean that all elements in the table must exist at the same time as shown in the table.
  • the value of each element is independent of the value of any other element in Table 2. Therefore, those skilled in the art can understand that each element in Table 2 is an independent embodiment. For example: the rows in Table 2 do not need to exist in the auxiliary operation information at the same time, and the information corresponding to each row can be combined to obtain different embodiments, so as to flexibly adapt to different scenarios and needs.
  • the first network device when the terminal device requests to establish a PDU session, the first network device generates corresponding PCC rules and sends them to the second network device. So that the second network device can generate corresponding QoS rules for the transmission of the uplink and downlink of the terminal device according to the PCC rules.
  • the second network device sends the QoS rules to the third network device such as UPF, (R)AN, etc. for execution.
  • the first network device carries auxiliary operation rules in the PCC rules, sends the auxiliary operation rules to the second network device, so that the second network device sends the QoS rules generated based on the PCC rules to the third network device for execution, and sends the auxiliary operation rules to the terminal device, so that the terminal device generates auxiliary operation information and sends it to the first network device. It is used for the first network device to make policy decisions or service quality control on the uplink and downlink of the terminal device.
  • Step 402 sending a first message to a third network device based on the status information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rules, wherein the first message is used by the third device to determine a data stream suitable for quality of service control and/or relevant information of quality of service control required for the data stream.
  • the terminal device selects relevant information such as data streams and/or service quality control parameters from the scope authorized by the auxiliary operation rules based on its own status information. These selected data streams and/or service quality control parameters are carried in the first message and sent to the third network device, such as UPF, (Radio) Access Network ((R)AN), etc. So that the third network device can determine the data streams suitable for service quality control based on the first message, and/or the relevant information of service quality control required for the data streams.
  • the third network device such as UPF, (Radio) Access Network ((R)AN), etc. So that the third network device can determine the data streams suitable for service quality control based on the first message, and/or the relevant information of service quality control required for the data streams.
  • the third network device After receiving the QoS rules obtained by the first network device for making policy decisions or service quality control on the uplink and downlink of the terminal device based on the auxiliary operation information, the third network device applies the QoS rules to the data streams indicated in the first message, and/or the relevant information of service quality control required for the data streams.
  • the first message mentioned in this embodiment can be called Performance Measurement Function-UE status Assistance Data (PMF-UAD) message.
  • PMF-UAD Performance Measurement Function-UE status Assistance Data
  • Those skilled in the art can know that the first message can also be other messages, which is not limited in this embodiment.
  • Step 403 Send a second message to a third network device according to the status information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rule, wherein the second message is used to notify the third device to stop executing the terminal device assisted service quality control.
  • the terminal device determines that it is not necessary to assist the network side in performing service quality control based on its own status information, and then sends a second message to the third network device. For example, if the terminal device is in a state of power boosting and the terminal device is powered by mains/wall power, thereby improving the power supply of the terminal device and there is no need to reduce energy consumption, then a second message can be sent to the third network device to notify the third device to stop performing the service quality control assisted by the terminal device.
  • PMF-UAT Performance Measurement Function-UE status Assistance Termination
  • the auxiliary operation rules are sent to the terminal device through the first network device, so that after the terminal device receives the auxiliary operation rules sent by the first network device, based on the state information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rules, the auxiliary operation information is sent to the first network device, so that the first network device makes a policy decision or controls the quality of service based on the auxiliary operation information. Since the auxiliary operation rules sent by the terminal device are generated based on the state information of the terminal device, the terminal device can assist the first network device in making a policy decision or controlling the quality of service based on its own state information, which is conducive to the service guarantee of the terminal device.
  • Figure 5 is a flow chart of another control method provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 5, the method can be executed by the first network device, including but not limited to the following steps:
  • Step 501 Send auxiliary operation rules to the terminal device.
  • the first network device sends the auxiliary operation rules to the terminal device in a direct manner.
  • the first network device can send the auxiliary operation rules to the terminal device in a direct manner.
  • the first network device sends the auxiliary operation rules to the terminal device indirectly through at least one second network device.
  • the first network device can send the auxiliary operation rules to the terminal device indirectly through at least one second network device.
  • the sending mentioned in the embodiments of the present application covers direct sending and indirect sending, but is not limited to the direct sending. Those skilled in the art can know that they can flexibly choose between the direct sending and indirect sending based on whether there is a direct communication interface between the sender and the receiver.
  • the auxiliary operation rules include at least one of the following information:
  • the first network device when the terminal device requests to establish a PDU session, the first network device generates a corresponding PCC rule and sends it to the second network device.
  • the second network device generates a corresponding QoS rule for the transmission of the uplink and downlink of the terminal device according to the PCC rule.
  • the second network device sends the QoS rule to the third network device such as UPF, (R)AN, etc. for execution.
  • the first network device carries the auxiliary operation rule in the PCC rule, as shown in Table 2.
  • the first network device carries the auxiliary operation rule in the PCC rule and sends it to the second network device, so that the second network device sends the QoS rule generated based on the PCC rule to the third network device for execution, and sends the auxiliary operation rule to the terminal device, so that the terminal device generates auxiliary operation information and sends it to the first network device.
  • the auxiliary operation information can be used to make policy decisions or service quality control for the uplink and downlink of the terminal device.
  • Step 502 Receive auxiliary operation information sent by the terminal device, wherein the auxiliary operation information is generated by the terminal device according to the state information of the terminal device and auxiliary operation rules.
  • the status information may be an operating status related to the hardware of the terminal device.
  • the status information includes at least one of the following: device temperature information; device overheating information; battery life information; power supply mode information; remaining power information; remaining available battery time information; CPU load information.
  • the power supply mode information is used to indicate whether the terminal device is in at least one of the following situations: powered by power saving mode; powered by an external battery; powered by an internal battery; powered by AC power/wall power.
  • the status information may also be the operating status of the service executed by the terminal device, such as service operation freeze, display abnormality, etc.
  • the auxiliary operation information is used to make a policy decision or service quality control for the uplink of the terminal device; and/or the auxiliary operation information is used to make a policy decision or service quality control for the downlink of the terminal device.
  • the network element that specifically performs the policy decision or service quality control may be the first network device in this embodiment or other network devices, which is not limited in this embodiment.
  • the uplink and downlink can be used for the following transmissions: data streams, data packets, data packet sets PDU sets, QoS flows, PDU sessions, UE slices, XRM service groups and other different granularities.
  • the auxiliary operation information is generated by the terminal device based on its own state information and under the limitation of the auxiliary operation rules sent by the first network device, the auxiliary operation information is generated by the terminal device balancing the states of the network side and the terminal side.
  • the relevant network device can perform policy updates of PCC rules and/or QoS rules based on the auxiliary operation information so that the updated rules or QoS match the state of the terminal device.
  • the auxiliary operation information includes: decisions and/or requirements generated by the terminal device based on the state information and the auxiliary operation rules.
  • the terminal device can only generate QoS-related adjustment requirements based on the state information and the auxiliary operation rules, and the relevant network equipment makes decisions based on the requirements, and then updates the PCC rules and/or QoS rules based on the decisions; in other scenarios, the terminal device can generate decisions based on the state information and the auxiliary operation rules, and the relevant network equipment updates the PCC rules and/or QoS rules based on the decisions of the terminal device.
  • the auxiliary operation information may further include the status information of the terminal device.
  • the relevant network device can learn why the terminal device makes the aforementioned decision and/or demand based on the status information of the terminal device, which is beneficial to the service guarantee of the terminal device when updating the policy of the PCC rule and/or QoS rule.
  • the auxiliary operation rules are sent to the terminal device through the first network device, so that after the terminal device receives the auxiliary operation rules sent by the first network device, based on the state information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rules, the auxiliary operation information is sent to the first network device, so that the relevant network device makes a policy decision or controls the service quality based on the auxiliary operation information. Since the auxiliary operation rules sent by the terminal device are generated based on the state information of the terminal device, the terminal device can assist in making a policy decision or controlling the service quality based on its own state information, which is conducive to the service guarantee of the terminal device.
  • Figure 6 is a flow chart of another control method provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 6, the method can be executed by the first network device, including but not limited to the following steps:
  • Step 601 Send auxiliary operation rules to the terminal device.
  • Step 602 Receive auxiliary operation information sent by the terminal device, wherein the auxiliary operation information is generated by the terminal device according to the state information of the terminal device and auxiliary operation rules.
  • step 601 and step 602 please refer to the relevant descriptions of step 501 and step 502 in the aforementioned embodiment, which will not be described in detail in this embodiment.
  • Step 603 Based on the auxiliary operation information, a policy decision or service quality control is performed on the transmission link of the terminal device.
  • the transmission link includes an uplink and/or a downlink.
  • the uplink and downlink can be used for the following transmissions: data streams, data packets, data packet sets PDU sets, QoS flows, PDU sessions, UE slices, UEs, XRM service groups and other different granularities.
  • the terminal device has energy anomalies or hardware resource anomalies, that is, based on the device temperature information, device overheating information, battery life information, power supply mode information, remaining power information, remaining available battery time information and CPU load information in the status information, it is judged that the terminal device needs to appropriately reduce energy consumption. Based on this, the terminal device can select the auxiliary network side to make policy decisions or service quality control, thereby sending auxiliary operation information to the first network device, so that the first network device can adopt at least one of load balancing, power balancing, QoS processing based on PDU sets, slice reselection and XRM collaboration to make policy decisions or service quality control, reduce the energy consumption of the terminal device, and extend the use time of the terminal device.
  • the auxiliary operation rules are sent to the terminal device through the first network device, so that after the terminal device receives the auxiliary operation rules sent by the first network device, based on the state information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rules, the auxiliary operation information is sent to the first network device, so that the first network device makes a policy decision or controls the quality of service based on the auxiliary operation information. Since the auxiliary operation rules sent by the terminal device are generated based on the state information of the terminal device, the terminal device can assist the first network device in making a policy decision or controlling the quality of service based on its own state information, which is conducive to the service guarantee of the terminal device.
  • Figure 7 is a flow chart of another control method provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 7, the method can be executed by the second network device, including but not limited to the following steps:
  • Step 701 Receive PCC rules sent by a first network device, wherein the PCC rules include auxiliary operation rules.
  • the first network device carries the auxiliary operation rule in the PCC rule, as shown in Table 2.
  • the PCC rule For the information included in the PCC rule, refer to the relevant description in Table 2, which will not be repeated in this embodiment.
  • Step 702 Send auxiliary operation rules to the terminal device, wherein the auxiliary operation rules are used by the terminal device to assist in performing service quality control on the uplink and/or downlink of the terminal device according to the status information of the terminal device.
  • the auxiliary operation rule is used for the terminal device to send auxiliary operation information to the first network device according to the status information of the terminal device.
  • the first network device carries the auxiliary operation rule in the PCC rule and sends it to the second network device, so that the second network device sends the QoS rule generated based on the PCC rule to the third network device for execution, and sends the auxiliary operation rule in the PCC rule to the terminal device, so that the terminal device generates auxiliary operation information accordingly and sends it to the first network device.
  • the auxiliary operation information can be used to make policy decisions or service quality control for the uplink and downlink of the terminal device.
  • the auxiliary operation rules are used for the terminal device to adjust the service quality based on the auxiliary operation rules and the status information of the terminal device.
  • the first network device carries the auxiliary operation rules in the PCC rules and sends them to the second network device, so that the second network device sends the QoS rules generated based on the PCC rules to the third network device for execution, and sends the auxiliary operation rules in the PCC rules to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can adjust the service quality based on the auxiliary operation rules and the status information of the terminal device.
  • the terminal device can select QoS-related parameters according to the status information of the terminal device within the scope of authorization of the auxiliary operation rules. For example: in the case of abnormal energy consumption of the terminal device, the energy consumption abnormality can be improved by adjusting QoS-related parameters such as delay, packet loss rate, and bandwidth.
  • the auxiliary operation rules are sent to the terminal device by the first network device, so that after the terminal device receives the auxiliary operation rules sent by the first network device, based on the state information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rules, the auxiliary operation information is sent to the first network device, so that the first network device makes a policy decision or controls the service quality based on the auxiliary operation information, or the terminal device adjusts the service quality by itself based on the auxiliary operation rules and the state information of the terminal device. Since the auxiliary operation rules sent by the terminal device are generated based on the state information of the terminal device, the terminal device can assist the first network device in making policy decisions or controlling the service quality based on its own state information, which is conducive to the service guarantee of the terminal device.
  • Figure 8 is a flow chart of another control method provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 8, the method can be executed by the second network device, including but not limited to the following steps:
  • Step 801 Receive PCC rules sent by a first network device, wherein the PCC rules include auxiliary operation rules.
  • the first network device carries the auxiliary operation rule in the PCC rule, as shown in Table 2.
  • the PCC rule For the information included in the PCC rule, refer to the relevant description in Table 2, which will not be repeated in this embodiment.
  • Step 802 Send auxiliary operation rules to the terminal device, wherein the auxiliary operation rules are used for the terminal device to send auxiliary operation information to the first network device according to the state information of the terminal device.
  • the second network device sends the auxiliary operation rule in the PCC rule to the terminal device, so that the terminal device generates auxiliary operation information and sends it to the first network device.
  • the auxiliary operation information can be used by the first network device to make policy decisions or service quality control for the uplink and downlink of the terminal device.
  • Step 803 Send the N4 rule to the third network device based on the PCC rule, wherein the N4 rule is used to perform uplink and/or downlink routing for the session of the terminal device.
  • the first network device carries the auxiliary operation rule in the PCC rule and sends it to the second network device, so that the second network device sends the QoS rule generated based on the PCC rule to the third network device through the N4 interface between the second network device and the third network device for execution, so that the third network device performs uplink and/or downlink routing for the session of the terminal device. Since the above information is sent between the second network device and the third network device through the N4 interface, the rule sent by the second network device to the third network device can be called the N4 rule.
  • the auxiliary operation rules are sent to the terminal device through the first network device, so that after the terminal device receives the auxiliary operation rules sent by the first network device, based on the state information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rules, the auxiliary operation information is sent to the first network device, so that the first network device makes a policy decision or controls the quality of service based on the auxiliary operation information. Since the auxiliary operation rules sent by the terminal device are generated based on the state information of the terminal device, the terminal device can assist the first network device in making a policy decision or controlling the quality of service based on its own state information, which is conducive to the service guarantee of the terminal device.
  • Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of an interactive process of a control method provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • the communication system on which the communication process is based includes UE, (R)AN, Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), UPF, SMF, PCF, Unified Data Management (UDM) and Data Network (DN).
  • R UE
  • R Access and Mobility Management Function
  • AMF Access and Mobility Management Function
  • UPF User Plane Function
  • SMF Serving Mobility Management Function
  • PCF Packet Control Function
  • UDM Unified Data Management
  • DN Data Network
  • Step 901 UE sends a PDU session establishment request message (PDU Session Establishment Request) to AMF.
  • PDU Session Establishment Request PDU Session Establishment Request
  • the PDU Session Establishment Request message includes: single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) or S-NSSAI(s), data network name (Data Network Name, DNN), PDU session identifier, request type (Request type) and other information.
  • S-NSSAI single network slice selection assistance information
  • DNN Data Network Name
  • PDU session identifier PDU session identifier
  • request type Request type
  • Step 902 AMF executes the SMF selection process and selects a suitable SMF according to the slice information.
  • the AMF when the AMF receives the PDU session establishment request message (PDU Session Establishment Request) from the UE and finds that a new PDU session is to be created, it executes the SMF selection process to select the SMF for the PDU session.
  • PDU Session Establishment Request PDU Session Establishment Request
  • Step 903 AMF sends a PDU session creation context acquisition request (Nsmf_PDUSession_CreateSMContext Request) message to SMF to request to establish a PDU session.
  • Nsmf_PDUSession_CreateSMContext Request PDU session creation context acquisition request
  • Step 904 SMF initiates session registration to UDM and obtains contract information.
  • Step 905 SMF replies to AMF with a PDU session creation context acquisition response (Nsmf_PDUSession_CreateSMContext Response) message.
  • Nsmf_PDUSession_CreateSMContext Response PDU session creation context acquisition response
  • the Nsmf_PDUSession_CreateSMContext Response message carries different parameters depending on whether the session is successfully established.
  • the session establishment process is successfully executed and a session management (SM) context is created, the identifier of the SM context is given to the AMF in the Nsmf_PDUSession_CreateSMContext Response message. If the session establishment process fails, the AMF is notified of the session process failure through a message, and the AMF releases the session-related resources and sends a PDU Session Reject (PDU Session Reject) message to the UE.
  • PDU Session Reject PDU Session Reject
  • Step 906 When the PDU session uses a dynamic PCC, the SMF executes the PCF selection function to select a suitable PCF.
  • the SMF and PCF When the PDU session requests support for XR services/multimodal services, the SMF and PCF generate/activate PCC rules for enhancing the data flow supporting XR services and multimodal sessions based on the application information.
  • the SMF executes the local policy.
  • Step 907 SMF sends a PDU session establishment process to PCF.
  • the PCF can send the following information to the SMF: PCC rules, charging control policies, UPF selection policies, etc.
  • PCC rules include relevant QoS rules and auxiliary operation rules.
  • Step 908 SMF executes the UPF selection function to select a suitable UPF.
  • SMF selects UPF based on the data network name (DNN) and user location information.
  • Step 909 SMF initiates a session management policy modification (Session Management Policy Modification) message to PCF.
  • Session Management Policy Modification Session Management Policy Modification
  • the Session Management Policy Modification message carries the selected UPF information, the IP address assigned to the UE, and the control and charging policy required to obtain the UPF.
  • Step 910 SMF initiates the N4 session establishment process to the selected UPF.
  • UPF Packet Detection Rule
  • URR Usage Reporting Rule
  • FAR Forwarding Action Rule
  • BAR Buffering Action Rule
  • QER QoS Enforcement Rule
  • the auxiliary operation rules in the aforementioned PCC rules can also be included.
  • Step 911a SMF sends a Namf_Communication_N1N2MessageTransfer message to AMF to request the transfer of N2 resources.
  • the message carries N1Container and N2Container, where N1Container is the PDU session establishment response that SMF replies to UE, and N2Container is the resource establishment request initiated by SMF to (R)AN.
  • N1Container is the PDU session establishment response that SMF replies to UE
  • N2Container is the resource establishment request initiated by SMF to (R)AN.
  • the Namf_Communication_N1N2MessageTransfer message sent by SMF to AMF can carry auxiliary operation rules.
  • Step 911b AMF sends a Namf_Communication_N1N2 message transfer response (Namf_Communication_N1N2MessageTransfer_Ack) message to SMF.
  • step 912 AMF sends an N2PDU Session Request message to (R)AN to request the creation of an N2PDU session, and transparently transmits a PDU Session Establishment Accept message and an AN-specific resource setup message initiated by SMF to (R)AN.
  • the PDU Session Establishment Accept message carries auxiliary operation rules.
  • Step 913 (R)AN sends an AN-specific resource setup message to the UE.
  • (R)A resource connection is established between AN and UE based on the AN-specific resource setup message.
  • the AN-specific resource setup carries auxiliary operation rules and UPF media plane tunnel endpoint information.
  • step 914 the (R)AN replies to the AMF with an N2PDU Session Request Ack message, which carries the (R)AN side downlink media plane tunnel endpoint information.
  • Step 915 AMF sends a PDU session update session management context request (Nsmf_PDUSession_UpdateSMContext Request) message to SMF.
  • Nsmf_PDUSession_UpdateSMContext Request PDU session update session management context request
  • Container is the resource establishment response from (R)AN to SMF, which contains the media plane tunnel endpoint information on the (R)AN side.
  • step 916 SMF initiates the N4Session Modification procedure to UPF to negotiate the downlink media plane tunnel information on the (R)AN side.
  • Step 917 SMF responds to AMF with a PDU session update session management context request (Nsmf_PDUSession_UpdateSMContext Response) message.
  • Nsmf_PDUSession_UpdateSMContext Response PDU session update session management context request
  • Step 918 The SMF session is established and a PDU session context notification (Nsmf_PDUSession_SMContextNotify) message is sent to AMF.
  • Nsmf_PDUSession_SMContextNotify PDU session context notification
  • Step 919 If the UE applies for an IPv6 type PDU session, the SMF also needs to publish an IPv6 routing announcement to the UE through the UPF.
  • Step 920 after the PDU session is established, the UE sends a PDU session modification request (PDU Session Modification Request) message carrying auxiliary operation information to the AMF to update the QoS policy used by the UE.
  • PDU session Modification Request PDU Session Modification Request
  • the first network device mentioned may be the PCF in this embodiment
  • the second network device may be the SMF in this embodiment
  • the third network device may be the UPF in this embodiment
  • the terminal device may be the UE in this embodiment.
  • the auxiliary operation rules are sent to the UE by the PCF, so that after the UE receives the auxiliary operation rules sent by the PCF, the UE sends the auxiliary operation information to the PCF device based on the UE status information and the auxiliary operation rules, so that the PCF makes a policy decision or service quality control based on the auxiliary operation information, and updates the QoS policy used by the UE. Since the auxiliary operation rules sent by the UE are generated based on the UE status information, the UE can assist the PCF in making policy decisions or service quality control based on its own status information, which is conducive to the service guarantee of the UE.
  • Figure 10 is a flow chart of another control method provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 10, the method can be executed by a terminal device, including but not limited to the following steps:
  • Step 1011 Receive auxiliary operation rules sent by the first network device to the terminal device.
  • the first network device sends the auxiliary operation rules to the terminal device.
  • the auxiliary operation rules please refer to any of the above embodiments, which will not be described in detail in this embodiment.
  • Step 1012 Assist in performing service quality control on the uplink and/or downlink of the terminal device according to the status information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rules.
  • the terminal device adjusts the service quality based on the auxiliary operation rules and the status information of the terminal device.
  • the terminal device can select QoS-related parameters based on the status information of the terminal device within the scope of the auxiliary operation rules. For example, if the terminal device has abnormal energy consumption, the QoS-related parameters such as delay, packet loss rate, and bandwidth can be adjusted to improve the abnormal energy consumption.
  • the terminal device sends auxiliary operation information to the first network device based on the status information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rules.
  • the terminal device sends auxiliary operation information to the first network device based on the status information and the auxiliary operation rules, so that the first network device makes policy decisions or service quality control based on the auxiliary operation information. Since the auxiliary operation rules sent by the terminal device are generated based on the status information of the terminal device, the terminal device can assist the first network device in making policy decisions or service quality control based on its own status information, which is beneficial to the service guarantee of the terminal device.
  • the terminal device sending the auxiliary operation information to the first network device based on the status information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rules please refer to the relevant description of any of the aforementioned embodiments, which will not be repeated in this embodiment.
  • the auxiliary operation rules are sent to the terminal device by the first network device, so that after the terminal device receives the auxiliary operation rules sent by the first network device, based on the state information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rules, the service quality control of the uplink and/or downlink of the terminal device is assisted. Since the service quality control is based on the state information of the terminal device and complies with the auxiliary operation rules sent by the first network device, the terminal device can assist the first network device in making policy decisions or service quality control based on its own state information, which is conducive to the service guarantee of the terminal device.
  • Figure 11 is a flow chart of another control method provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 11, the method can be executed by a terminal device, including but not limited to the following steps:
  • Step 1021 Receive auxiliary operation rules sent by the first network device to the terminal device.
  • the first network device sends the auxiliary operation rules to the terminal device.
  • the auxiliary operation rules please refer to any of the above embodiments, which will not be described in detail in this embodiment.
  • Step 1022 The terminal device adjusts the service quality based on the auxiliary operation rules and the status information of the terminal device.
  • the terminal device can select QoS-related parameters on its own according to the status information of the terminal device within the scope authorized by the auxiliary operation rules.
  • the abnormal energy consumption can be improved by adjusting QoS related parameters such as latency, packet loss rate, and bandwidth.
  • the abnormal energy consumption can be improved by adjusting the QoS related parameters such as delay, packet loss rate, bandwidth, etc.
  • the QoS related parameters such as delay, packet loss rate, bandwidth, etc. before adjustment can be restored automatically. There is no need to wait for the instructions of the relevant equipment on the network side, saving signaling overhead.
  • the auxiliary operation rules are sent to the terminal device through the first network device, so that after the terminal device receives the auxiliary operation rules sent by the first network device, it can adjust the service quality by itself based on the status information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rules, without waiting for instructions from relevant devices on the network side, thereby saving signaling overhead.
  • Figure 12 is a flow chart of another control method provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 12, the method can be executed by the first network device, including but not limited to the following steps:
  • Step 1031 Send auxiliary operation rules to the terminal device.
  • Auxiliary operation rules are used for the terminal device to assist in performing service quality control on the uplink and/or downlink of the terminal device based on the status information of the terminal device.
  • the content of the auxiliary operation rules sent by the first network device to the terminal device can refer to the relevant content in any of the aforementioned embodiments, and will not be repeated in this embodiment.
  • the auxiliary operation rules are used for the terminal device to adjust the service quality based on the auxiliary operation rules and the status information of the terminal device.
  • the terminal device can select QoS related parameters according to the status information of the terminal device within the scope of the auxiliary operation rules. For example: in the case of abnormal energy consumption of the terminal device, the QoS related parameters such as delay, packet loss rate, bandwidth, etc. can be adjusted to improve the abnormal energy consumption.
  • the auxiliary operation rule is used for the terminal device to send the auxiliary operation information to the first network device according to the status information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rule.
  • the terminal device sends the auxiliary operation information to the first network device based on the status information and the auxiliary operation rule, so that the first network device makes a policy decision or controls the service quality based on the auxiliary operation information. Since the auxiliary operation rule sent by the terminal device is generated based on the status information of the terminal device, the terminal device can assist the first network device in making a policy decision or controlling the service quality based on its own status information, which is beneficial to the service assurance of the terminal device.
  • the execution method of the specific terminal device sending the auxiliary operation information to the first network device according to the status information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rule please refer to the relevant description of any of the aforementioned embodiments, which will not be repeated in this embodiment.
  • the auxiliary operation rules are sent to the terminal device by the first network device, so that after the terminal device receives the auxiliary operation rules sent by the first network device, based on the state information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rules, the service quality control of the uplink and/or downlink of the terminal device is assisted. Since the service quality control is based on the state information of the terminal device and complies with the auxiliary operation rules sent by the first network device, the terminal device can assist the first network device in making policy decisions or service quality control based on its own state information, which is conducive to the service guarantee of the terminal device.
  • the methods provided by the embodiments of the present application are introduced from the perspectives of the terminal device, the first network device, and the second network device.
  • the terminal device, the first network device, and the second network device may include a hardware structure and a software module, and the functions are implemented in the form of a hardware structure, a software module, or a hardware structure plus a software module.
  • a function of the functions may be executed in the form of a hardware structure, a software module, or a hardware structure plus a software module.
  • FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a control device 1000 provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • the control device 1000 shown in FIG. 13 may be a terminal device, or a device in a terminal device, or a device that can be used in conjunction with a terminal device.
  • the control device 1000 may include:
  • the first receiving module 1001 is used to receive the auxiliary operation rules sent by the first network device to the terminal device;
  • the first sending module 1002 is used to assist in performing service quality control on the uplink and/or downlink of the terminal device according to the status information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rule.
  • the terminal device adjusts the service quality on its own based on the auxiliary operation rules and the status information of the terminal device.
  • the auxiliary operation information is sent to the first network device according to the status information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rule.
  • the auxiliary operation information is used by the first network device to make a policy decision or control the quality of service for an uplink data stream of the terminal device; and/or,
  • the auxiliary operation information is used by the first network device to make policy decisions or control the quality of service for the downlink data flow of the terminal device.
  • the auxiliary operation information includes: decisions and/or requirements generated by the terminal device based on the status information and the auxiliary operation rules.
  • the auxiliary operation information also includes status information of the terminal device.
  • the apparatus further includes:
  • the determination module is used to determine whether to assist in policy decision-making or service quality control based on the status information of the terminal.
  • the receiving module is specifically configured to:
  • the auxiliary operation rules are received, which are sent by the first network device to the terminal device directly or indirectly through at least one second network device.
  • the apparatus further includes:
  • a second sending module configured to send a first message to a third network device according to the status information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rule;
  • the first message is used by the third device to determine a data stream suitable for quality of service control and/or related information of quality of service control required to be performed on the data stream.
  • the apparatus further includes:
  • a third sending module configured to send a second message to a third network device according to the status information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rule;
  • the second message is used to notify the third device to stop executing the terminal device-assisted service quality control.
  • the status information includes at least one of the following:
  • the power supply mode information is used to indicate whether the terminal device is in at least one of the following situations:
  • the auxiliary operation rules include at least one of the following information:
  • the terminal device status auxiliary operation mode is used to indicate the data flow and/or parameters of the first network device to perform service quality control based on the assistance of the terminal device.
  • the terminal device status assisted operation mode indication is used to indicate an operation mode of at least one service quality control performed by the first network device based on the assistance of the terminal device.
  • the operation mode includes at least one of the following:
  • the threshold is used to indicate an indicator threshold for the first network device to perform service quality control.
  • the threshold includes at least one of the following:
  • ABR Aggregate maximum bit rate
  • the terminal device status assisted operation function is used to indicate whether the first network device applies at least one service quality control operation mode based on the assistance of the terminal device to the data flow matching the terminal device status assisted operation mode.
  • the priority/importance is used to indicate whether the data flow for which the first network device performs quality of service control needs to comply with a set priority and/or importance level.
  • control device provided in the embodiment of the present application can implement all the method steps implemented by the control method embodiments shown in Figures 2 to 4 above, and can achieve the same technical effects.
  • the parts and beneficial effects of this embodiment that are the same as those of the method embodiment will not be described in detail here.
  • FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of the structure of another control device 1100 provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • the control device 1100 shown in FIG. 14 may be a network device (such as the first network device in the aforementioned method embodiment), or a device in a network device, or a device that can be used in conjunction with a network device.
  • the control device 1100 may include:
  • the fourth sending module 1101 is used to send auxiliary operation rules to the terminal device; the auxiliary operation rules are used for the terminal device to assist in performing service quality control on the uplink and/or downlink of the terminal device according to the status information of the terminal device.
  • control device 1100 further includes a second receiving module 1102 for receiving auxiliary operation information sent by the terminal device, wherein the auxiliary operation information is generated by the terminal device according to the state information of the terminal device and the auxiliary operation rules.
  • the apparatus further includes:
  • a processing module configured to make policy decisions or control the quality of service for an uplink data stream of a terminal device based on the auxiliary operation information
  • the auxiliary operation information includes: decisions and/or requirements generated by the terminal device based on the status information and the auxiliary operation rules.
  • the auxiliary operation information also includes status information of the terminal device.
  • the status information includes at least one of the following:
  • the power supply mode information is used to indicate whether the terminal device is in at least one of the following situations:
  • the auxiliary operation rules are carried in the policy and charging control PCC rules.
  • the auxiliary operation rules include at least one of the following information:
  • the terminal device status auxiliary operation mode is used to indicate the data flow and/or parameters of the first network device to perform service quality control based on the assistance of the terminal device.
  • the terminal device status assisted operation mode indication is used to indicate an operation mode of at least one service quality control performed by the first network device based on the assistance of the terminal device.
  • the operation mode includes at least one of the following:
  • the threshold is used to indicate an indicator threshold for the first network device to perform service quality control.
  • the threshold includes at least one of the following:
  • ABR Aggregate maximum bit rate
  • the terminal device status assisted operation function is used to indicate whether the first network device applies at least one service quality control operation mode based on terminal device assistance to the data flow matching the terminal device status assisted operation mode.
  • the priority/importance is used to indicate whether the data flow for which the first network device performs quality of service control needs to comply with a set priority and/or importance level.
  • control device provided in the embodiment of the present application can implement all the method steps implemented by the control method embodiments shown in Figures 5 to 6 above, and can achieve the same technical effects.
  • the parts and beneficial effects of this embodiment that are the same as the method embodiment will not be described in detail here.
  • FIG 15 is a schematic diagram of the structure of another control device 1200 provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • the control device 1200 shown in Figure 15 can be a network device (such as the second network device in the aforementioned method embodiment), or a device in a network device, or a device that can be used in conjunction with a network device.
  • the control device 1200 may include:
  • the third receiving module 1201 is configured to receive a PCC rule sent by the first network device, wherein the PCC rule includes an auxiliary operation rule;
  • the fifth sending module 1202 is used to send auxiliary operation rules to the terminal device, wherein the auxiliary operation rules are used for the terminal device to assist in performing service quality control on the uplink and/or downlink of the terminal device according to the status information of the terminal device.
  • the apparatus further includes:
  • the sixth sending module is used to send the N4 rule to the third network device based on the PCC rule, wherein the N4 rule is used to perform uplink and/or downlink routing for the session of the terminal device.
  • control device provided in the embodiment of the present application can implement all the method steps implemented by the control method embodiments shown in Figures 7 to 8 above, and can achieve the same technical effects.
  • the parts and beneficial effects of this embodiment that are the same as those of the method embodiment will not be described in detail here.
  • the embodiments of the present application also propose a communication device, including: a processor and a memory, in which a computer program is stored; the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory so that the communication device executes the method shown in the embodiments of Figures 2 to 4 above.
  • the embodiments of the present application also propose a communication device, including: a processor and a memory, in which a computer program is stored; the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory so that the communication device executes the method shown in the embodiments of Figures 5 to 6 above.
  • the embodiments of the present application also propose a communication device, including: a processor and a memory, in which a computer program is stored; the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory so that the communication device executes the method shown in the embodiments of Figures 7 to 8 above.
  • the embodiments of the present application also propose a communication device, including: a processor and an interface circuit, the interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor, and the processor is used to run the code instructions to enable the device to execute the method shown in the embodiments of Figures 2 to 4 above.
  • the embodiments of the present application also propose a communication device, including: a processor and an interface circuit, the interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor, the processor is used to run the code instructions to enable the device to execute the method shown in the embodiments of Figures 5 to 6 above.
  • the embodiments of the present application also propose a communication device, including: a processor and an interface circuit, the interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor, and the processor is used to run the code instructions to enable the device to execute the method shown in the embodiments of Figures 7 to 8 above.
  • FIG 16 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 1300 provided in an embodiment of the present application.
  • the communication device 1300 can be a terminal device, or a network device (such as the first network device and the second network device in the aforementioned method embodiment), or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports the terminal device to implement the above method, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports the network device to implement the above method.
  • the device can be used to implement the method described in the above method embodiment, and the details can be referred to the description in the above method embodiment.
  • the communication device 1300 may include one or more processors 1301.
  • the processor 1301 may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, etc.
  • it may be a baseband processor or a central processing unit.
  • the baseband processor may be used to process the communication protocol and communication data
  • the central processing unit may be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute a computer program, and process the data of the computer program.
  • the communication device 1300 may further include one or more memories 1302, on which a computer program 1304 may be stored, and the processor 1301 executes the computer program 1304 so that the communication device 1300 performs the method described in the above method embodiment.
  • data may also be stored in the memory 1302.
  • the communication device 1300 and the memory 1302 may be provided separately or integrated together.
  • the communication device 1300 may further include a transceiver 1305 and an antenna 1306.
  • the transceiver 1305 may be referred to as a transceiver unit, a transceiver, or a transceiver circuit, etc., and is used to implement a transceiver function.
  • the transceiver 1305 may include a receiver and a transmitter, the receiver may be referred to as a receiver or a receiving circuit, etc., and is used to implement a receiving function; the transmitter may be referred to as a transmitter or a transmitting circuit, etc., and is used to implement a transmitting function.
  • the communication device 1300 may further include one or more interface circuits 1307.
  • the interface circuit 1307 is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor 1301.
  • the processor 1301 runs the code instructions to enable the communication device 1300 to perform the method described in the above method embodiment.
  • the processor 1301 may include a transceiver for implementing the receiving and sending functions.
  • the transceiver may be a transceiver circuit, an interface, or an interface circuit.
  • the transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit for implementing the receiving and sending functions may be separate or integrated.
  • the above-mentioned transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit may be used for reading and writing code/data, or the above-mentioned transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit may be used for transmitting or delivering signals.
  • the processor 1301 may store a computer program 1303, which runs on the processor 1301 and enables the communication device 130 to perform the method described in the above method embodiment.
  • the computer program 1303 may be fixed in the processor 1301, in which case the processor 1301 may be implemented by hardware.
  • the communication device 1300 may include a circuit that can implement the functions of sending or receiving or communicating in the aforementioned method embodiments.
  • the processor and transceiver described in the present application can be implemented in an integrated circuit (IC), an analog IC, a radio frequency integrated circuit RFIC, a mixed signal IC, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a printed circuit board (PCB), an electronic device, etc.
  • the processor and transceiver can also be manufactured using various IC process technologies, such as complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), N-type metal oxide semiconductor (nMetal-oxide-semiconductor, NMOS), P-type metal oxide semiconductor (positive channel metal oxide semiconductor, PMOS), bipolar junction transistor (bipolar junction transistor, BJT), bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS), silicon germanium (SiGe), gallium arsenide (GaAs), etc.
  • CMOS complementary metal oxide semiconductor
  • N-type metal oxide semiconductor nMetal-oxide-semiconductor
  • PMOS bipolar junction transistor
  • BJT bipolar junction transistor
  • BiCMOS bipolar CMOS
  • SiGe silicon germanium
  • GaAs gallium arsenide
  • the communication device described in the above embodiments may be a terminal device or a network device (such as the first network device and the second network device in the aforementioned method embodiment), but the scope of the communication device described in the present application is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device may not be limited by FIG. 16.
  • the communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device.
  • the communication device may be:
  • the IC set may also include a storage component for storing data and computer programs;
  • ASIC such as modem
  • the communication device 1300 may be a chip or a chip system
  • the chip shown in Figure 17 includes a processor 1401 and an interface 1402.
  • the number of the processor 1401 may be one or more, and the number of the interface 1402 may be multiple.
  • Interface 1402 used for code instructions and transmission to the processor
  • the processor 1401 is configured to execute code instructions to perform the methods shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 .
  • the chip is used to implement the functions of the network device in the embodiment of the present application (such as the first network device in the aforementioned method embodiment):
  • Interface 1402 used for code instructions and transmission to the processor
  • the processor 1401 is configured to execute code instructions to execute the method shown in FIGS. 5 to 6 .
  • the chip is used to implement the functions of the network device in the embodiment of the present application (such as the second network device in the aforementioned method embodiment):
  • Interface 1402 used for code instructions and transmission to the processor
  • the processor 1401 is configured to execute code instructions to execute the method shown in FIGS. 7 to 8 .
  • the chip further includes a memory 1403, and the memory 1403 is used to store necessary computer programs and data.
  • the present application also provides a readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which implement the functions of any of the above method embodiments when executed by a computer.
  • the present application also provides a computer program product, which implements the functions of any of the above method embodiments when executed by a computer.
  • the computer program product includes one or more computer programs.
  • the computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device.
  • the computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium.
  • the computer program can be transmitted from a website site, computer, server or data center by wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (digital subscriber line, DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) mode to another website site, computer, server or data center.
  • the computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrated.
  • the available medium may be a magnetic medium (e.g., a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (e.g., a high-density digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., a solid state disk (SSD)), etc.
  • a magnetic medium e.g., a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape
  • an optical medium e.g., a high-density digital video disc (DVD)
  • DVD high-density digital video disc
  • SSD solid state disk
  • At least one in the present application can also be described as one or more, and a plurality can be two, three, four or more, which is not limited in the present application.
  • the technical features in the technical feature are distinguished by “first”, “second”, “third”, “A”, “B”, “C” and “D”, etc., and there is no order of precedence or size between the technical features described by the "first”, “second”, “third”, “A”, “B”, “C” and “D”.
  • first, second, third, etc. may be used to describe various information in the embodiments of the present application, these information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish the same type of information from each other.
  • first information may also be referred to as the second information
  • second information may also be referred to as the first information.
  • word “if” as used herein may be interpreted as “at the time of” or “when” or “in response to determining” for the purpose of brevity and ease of understanding, the terms used herein when characterizing the size relationship are “greater than” or “less than”, “higher than” or “lower than”.
  • the corresponding relationships shown in each table in the present application can be configured or predefined.
  • the values of the information in each table are only examples and can be configured as other values, which are not limited by the present application.
  • the corresponding relationships shown in some rows may not be configured.
  • appropriate deformation adjustments can be made based on the above table, such as splitting, merging, etc.
  • the names of the parameters shown in the titles in the above tables can also use other names that can be understood by the communication device, and the values or representations of the parameters can also be other values or representations that can be understood by the communication device.
  • other data structures can also be used, such as arrays, queues, containers, stacks, linear lists, pointers, linked lists, trees, graphs, structures, classes, heaps, hash tables or hash tables.
  • the predefined in the present application may be understood as defined, predefined, stored, pre-stored, pre-negotiated, pre-configured, solidified, or pre-burned.

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L'invention concerne un procédé de commande et un appareil associé, applicables à un service multimédia mobile, à des services XR, à des jeux en nuage, à une machine vidéo ou à une télécommande de engin volant sans pilote embarqué, et à d'autres services. Le procédé comprend : l'envoi d'une règle d'aide au fonctionnement à un dispositif terminal (101) au moyen d'un premier dispositif de réseau, de sorte qu'après réception de la règle d'aide au fonctionnement envoyée par le premier dispositif de réseau, le dispositif terminal (101) aide à exécuter une commande de qualité de service sur la liaison montante et/ou la liaison descendante du dispositif terminal (101) en fonction des informations d'état du dispositif terminal (101) et de la règle d'aide au fonctionnement. Le dispositif terminal (101) aide à exécuter une commande de qualité de service selon les informations d'état du dispositif terminal, ce qui facilite l'assurance de service du dispositif terminal (101).
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